known of the pre @ - @ celtic and celtic eras , but when the norse arrived it is likely they found a religious settlement as the name of the island derives from pa ##pe ##y st ##ora meaning " big island of the papa ##r " ( celtic monks ) , in distinction to papa little some 12 kilometres ( 7 @ . @ 5 mi ) to the west . papa st ##our is the subject of a 129 ##9 manuscript written in old norse , which is the oldest surviving document from shetland . it deals with a dramatic incident in the house of duke ha ##kon magnus ##son , who was later to become king ha ##kon v of norway . there is a
known of the pre @ - @ celtic and celtic eras, but when the norse arrived it is likely they found a religious settlement as the name of the island derives from papey stora meaning " big island of the papar " ( celtic monks ), in distinction to papa little some 12 kilometres ( 7 @. @ 5 mi ) to the west. papa stour is the subject of a 1299 manuscript written in old norse, which is the oldest surviving document from shetland. it deals with a dramatic incident in the house of duke hakon magnusson, who was later to become king hakon v of norway. there is a